Improvement in ticket and pencil holders



R. B. ROBBrNs.

Patented Augi 13, 1872.

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"Wtnessesr- UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD B. BOBBIIIS, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN TICKET AND PENCIL HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 130,535, dated August13, 1872.

being had to the annexed drawing making a part of this lspecification,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawing is a representation of a metallic plate cut inproper shape to be formed into ticket and pencil holder. Fig. 2 is aface View of device complete. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central section.

This invention has relation to a ticket and pencil holder; and consistsof a device which may be pinned to the garment of the wearer,

` and which is adapted to hold a pencil or a pen, and also a card,programme, or the like, as hereinafter described.

In the construction of this device I cut from a thin sheet of brass,white metal, or other suitable material, a piece similar to that shownin Fig.1 of the drawing. The body of this piece is marked A, and is of arectangular form. From the ends ot' the same a long tongue, B,protrudes. On each side of said tongue the metal of the part A is cutlengthwise so as to produce smaller tongues b b. At C is formed a slotterminating at the end of tongue c, produced by continuing the sides ofthe slot toward the base of the tongue B, as shown. After shaping themetal plate as shown, I curl the tongues b back over the face of thepart Ato form rings of a size suiicient to hold an ordinary lead-pencil.I next bend back the tongue c and make it coincide, as nearly aspossible, with the rings, and then bend back the tongue B, producing ashoulder which shall encircle the bent tongue c. I pass the tongue Bthrough the slot fC to the back part ofthe plate A, and thence extend italong as a cover to the slot, and form on its end a hook, d, with aflanged point. In its arrangement the tongue B constitutes aspringclasp, which will hold a ticket or the like between it and theback ofthe plate A, so as to allow it to be exposed to View. The pencilis held in the socket formed by the curling ot' the tongues B b c bytheir elasticity. D de.. notes a pin, which is secured to thepencilsocket and extends to the keeper d. This pin is used for thepurpose of attaching the device to the garment of the wearer. The hookkeeps'

